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The Portland daily press., 1887-03-15
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Charged wien Cruelty to Animals.

Charged With Cruelty to Animals.
Especial to the Press.l
ALFRED, March 14.-Frank T. Moulton of
Lyman was arraigned this afternoon before
Trial Justice Day on warrant charging
him with cruelty to his cattle. He waived
examination and gave bail for his appear
ance before the Supreme Judicial Court on
the third Tuesday of May.
Crime and Casualty at Pennington.
PENNINGTON, March 14.-Early yesterday
morning snow slide from the roof of Music
chimneys from that building. The chimney
crashed into the drug store of A. w. Pottle
adjoining, taking with it the chimney of the
latter store Fortunately no one WAS In the
store at the time. 1t was a sorry looking
store yesterday forenoon. Two chimneys
lay in its centre, and bricks, mortar and
broken timbers were indiscriminately min
gled with spilled drugs, scattered bottles
and smashed counters.
Saturday afternoon heavy awning in
front of the store of Mr.. George w. Tit
comb fell with much violence to the side
walk beneath. Children of Mr., L. J. Lyons,
playing in front of the store and under the
awning, almost miraculously escaped unin-
lured,
High Sheriff Z. Frank Conant took
''Marm" Cleaves, Saturday. to Auburn Jail,
which will be her address tor the next eight
months as penalty of being adjudged a
common seller
A coat and hat were stolen from young
man employed in rebuilding the Exchange
Hotel, Saturday. High Sheriff Conant and
Deputy Sheriff Sylvester were engaged Sat-
urday evening In ferFeting out the perpetra-
tor of the theft
Suicide at Rockport.
RocKPoRT, March 14.-Stephen Barker OF
Camden suicided today by hanging in
Kpowltons car shops. He was an esteemed
citizen. native of Liberty, and aged about
so years. ThEee weeks ago he was found in
Knowton's block mill almost insensible.
1t is supposed he was temporarily insane.
He was foreman of Knowlton's shop. He
Leaves daughter.
Confessed His Guilt.
BIpDEFoRD, March l4.-Howard Hilton
vi Wells, who was implicated in stealing
freight from Boston and Maine train re-
Gently and who was discharged in the Mu-
nieipal Court last week for the reason of
lack of evidence, has confessed bis guilt.
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THE STOVE DOORS LOCKED.
Carefuiness Which Probably Saved
Many Lives.

One Of the things which speak well for
the care of the road is the fact that the door
of every stove was locked, and notwith-
standing the awful strain upon them, the
bolts by which the stoves were held in every
instance held except in the last car, which
got over the bridge and was wrecked in the
bank. In car so the fire in the stove was put
out by the men of Chemical Engine No A.
which early appeared on the scene. No FIRE
of any very dangerous character caught, al
it not been for the prompt action Of the fire.
man there would have been disastrous re-
suits before the wounded could have been
extricated from their perilous position.
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HORRIBLE SIGHTS.
The Heart RendIng Scenes at the
Wreck

At late hour in the day as the work of
removing the wreckage was carried out addi-
uonal evidence was found of the terrible ma
lure OF the disaster. In some places were
fragments Of flesh and pieces of clothing
Wnlcn mad belonged to some victim whose
rennlns mad previously been removed to the
morgue. There was blood over everything,
scarcely a splinter being removed that was
of the pieces of clothing found were from the
garments OF women, the number of whom
on the train was much larger than that of
the men and the fatality among them pro-
portionIately greater than among the men. In
necessary in order to free the peopie pin-
ioned in the wreck. In two cases it was
necessary to cut out two Of the bodies in or
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FROM THE sToUcHTon TRAIN.
Startling Scenes Witnessed by Pas
sengers on Another Track.

The passengers on the Stoughtcn train
due in Boston at 8 O'Clock, could see from
tne main line, as the train neared Forest
Hills station, the accident that had occurred
put Few moments before on the branch,
ana the greatest excitement prevailed The
neap OF broken cars in the roadway, the
groups OF people around the wreck and the
unlnlured ones walking to Forest Hills
station could all be seen. Among the pas
sssngers OF the wrecked train who boarded
.ne Stoughton train at Forest Hills was a
pareneaded young man, both knees cut, his
lace bruised and swollen and his eyes bulg
ing from his head with fright. He was at
once surrounded by group of eager ques-
tl0ners, to whom he told the following story:
Il was sitting on the right hand side of the
iourtn ear opposite the stove. All of a sud-
Qen felt jerk and a shaking, and then the
'front.' end OF the car went down, and the
stove, seats and people were pitched into
tnat end. The car stopped partly on one
side and then the roof was torn off and
swung partly round. That left hole that |
crawled out of after a while, and mighty
glad was ! to get out. l looked a little
while at them taking bodies out, hut | did
not feel like staying long, so l put down the
track for this train. The car / was in was
quite 1uii OF passengers, a number of whom
got out the same way did" A kind-hearted
brakeman furnished the young man with a
nat, and on arriving in Boston he left for
his place Oh employment down town.
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THE SECOND CAR
Word from Passengers on the Part
of the Train Which Escaped.

John Lee, young man in the employ of
Mr.. Geo. II. Richards, the clothier, did not
appear at the store until after II O'clock, and
1t was feared by his employer that he was
killed or injured. He came in finally about
half-past IL, uninjured, but thoroughly
shaken up, and so unneryed as to be unit
for work. To reporter he said:
II was in the second car, and the first knew
there was jar, and then the car was run
ming over the sleepers. All the seats were
out when the car stopped. Nobody in our
car was kurt, but think all that saved us
was pile of rails at the side Of the track
against which the car ran when it left the
iron. Ii 1t hadn't been for that pile of rails
our car would have gone down the embank
ment / went back to the wreck, but was
too frightened to do much, and came to town
when. | could get a train. / think it must
have been the fourth car that left the rails
first and pulled ours off with it."
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THOUSANDS VIEW THE WREck.
Attracted to the Spot by Curiosity
and Anxiety for the Safety Of
Friends.


As soon as the news of the accident was
spread through the city thousands Of people
hurried to the scene of the disaster Every
train was crowded and all kinds of convey
ances were pressed into service. Many were,
OF course, attracted by a morbid curiosity to
see the dead and dying, but there were hun
dreds who were anxious to learn the fate of
friends who usually took that train. Deputy
Superintendent of Police Burrell and Police
Commissioner Whiting were early at the
bridge, directing the work of keeping the
crowd away from the wreck. Extra officers
were detailed by Superintendent Small to
assist the officer of Station 49, Those who
reached the wreck soon after it occurred say
they never before saw such sickening spec
tacle as that presented by the crushed and
bleeding passengers who were dug from the
debris The wreck could only be approached
from two sides. The firemen who responded
TO the alarm worked with WILL and citizens
assisted the police in rescuing the passen-
gers. Axes and crowbars were necessary
to free the people who were pinioned
necessary to cut two of the bodies in
order to get them out. They were already
crushed out OF any semblance Of human
bodies, and were so tightly wedged beneath
the side Of the car that they could be remoy-
ed in no other way. The ambulances were
summoned from all parts of the city. and
rude stretehers were constructed to bear
away the dead and the wounded. The
wounded were carried to the nearest houses,
ana medical assistance was furnished as
soon as possible. Doctors came from every
direction. and impromptu hospitals were es-
tablished in several places.
BY O'Clock all the bodies had been remov-
ed. and nothing but the splintered wood re-
mained to satisfy the crowd
Every few minutes a woman would push
her way up to the ropes and inquire concern
ing the safety Of husband, brother or faith
er. Many learned then of the death of a
loved one, and the scene of grief was heart
rendlng to tie plying bystanders. 1t was
time that will not soon be forgotten by those
who were present.
As the hour Of noon approached the crowd
began to. think of getting back to the city.
The platforms at the Forest Hills station
were black with people, and each train that
stopped was so completely taken possession
OF by the crowd that the conductors could
not begin to collect fares. The boldest took
possession Of the engine. The cow-catchers
and tenders were thickly thronged with men
as were also the steps. No accidents were
reported, however. Throughout the after
noon there was a constant stream of people
going to and from the wreck.
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a BOY MURDERED
BY Another Boy Whom He Refuses
Cane.

NEW YORK, March 14.-Albert G. Wolf.
16 years old, was murdered at Yonkers, yes
terday, by boy named Neil Dewitt. Dewitt
asked him for cane he was carrying
When Wolf refused TO give it to him he
struck him, knocking him down. Friends of
Wolf put him into cab, but he died on the
way home. Both boys are well known and
well connected
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IN THE FOURTH GAR.
Thrilling Experience of Several of the
Passengers,

oSSu5OtSs
John Murphy and his daughter Mary were
sitting In the second seat from the front of
the fourth when the crash came. Mr.. Muir
ply had tough experience, as his wounds
show. lie said to Journal reporter: II
was talking to a Mr.. Edwin Morse when
felt the bridge sinking under me. We grab
bed hold of the seats and in instant all the
people and the seats of the car came tumbling
down on us. had one leg pinned down un-
der me and the other was thrown over Mr..
Morse, and that also was pinned down. My
BODY was under pile of seats. and directly
ed to be dead. At first none Of us could
move. But IN minute felt Morse moving. /
asked him If he was badly hurt. He replied
that he was suffering some, but thought he
would be all right If he could only get out.
1t seemed a long time bofore could move
my arms. Then | began to clear away the
pieces OF the wreck that held me down. /
got everything away except my left foot.
That panied me terribly At last succeed
ed In prying up the seats, and nearly pulled
my foot off In freeing 1t from the wreck. But
managed to get out in some way. l crawl
ed over the dead body, and at last / reached
the road. I'm all right now" Despite his
last assertion, the doctor says he is badly
injured man. There is deep scalp wound,
three inches long, on the back of his head.
sprained leg and serious internal injuries.
Mary Murphy is badly crushed and is not
expected to live. Her head is covered with
cuts and she is evidently injured internally.
Walter Whittemore had miraculous es-
cape. He was found at his home on Flor
ence street. His left eye was closed and the
left side of his face was badly bruised. He
said: Il was extremely fortunate in escap-
ing serious injury. was sitting in the rear
Of the fourth car with Mr.. Metcalf. Mr.. and
Mrs. Cardinal were opposite us. There was
no warning. While we were chatting the
car suddenly pitched forward, the seats
were. torn up and something struck me
on the head. was partially stunned,
bnt / remember that the end of the car
was broken open and / was thrown out of
the car. | caught hold of something and
held on. | remember having some curiosity
as to what was coming next There | was
hanging on with my legs dangling over the
broken end of the car. 1t seemed an age be-
fore we struck. Then my hand was pinned
against the stone wall by the side Of the car
| succeeded in freeing myself and only left
little flesh there was still somewhat dazed
and do not remember exactly how crawled
out, but it seems as though l walked right
out through the door. kept on walking,
and was half way to Forest Hills before |
realized where l was or what was doing"
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to see the joy with which they met each
other. Another woman kept calling that she
picked up several bags and bundles and gave
them into the charge Of the fiagman. l
could not endure to look at the scenes OF tne
accident, and after short time we walked
to the Forest Hills station and took the Train
reached home bruised upon her forehead and
one wrist. Besides losing her bonnet at tne
time of the accident. she fonnd that her coat
was torn and that her appearance showed
that she had been knocked against tne car
and pulled about.
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WASHINGTON COUNTY.
RAILWAY MATTERS.
cuIcAeo AND GRAND TRUNK.

The annual report Of the Chicago and
Grand Trunk Railroad shows the gross
earnings to be S3,Oil, 900, the working ex-
penses S2,356, 900, leaving balance Of $685.
600. The report states that pooling has
proved inadequate to maintain rates. The
old board of directors was reelected. except
W. j. Spicer, to succeed Judge Sta6eld, de.
ceased, and r. Wright to succeed }. j. Her
rick Of Chicago. At subsequent meeting
elected: Joseph HicksOn, president: L. j
Seargent, vice president; Joseph Ii. Muir.
treasurer, and Charles Percy, secretary.
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The wife, Children and crandchIi-
dren well Provided For.

New YORK, March i4-The will OF Henry
Ward Beecher is published. 1t is dated July
IL, 1873. He directs his executors to collect
the amount Of his life insurance aud invest
1t for his wife. All the rest Of his property,
real and personal, is left to his children and
their issue The executors are authorized TO
sell SO much of the property as they deem
best, and invest or distribute the proceeds as
provided. His children are made the execu-
tors, no bonds being required.
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Philadelphia Stevedores at Work
Again.

PHILADELPHIA, March 14.--The strike of
stevedoTes, which has been going on for over
week past was called off yesterday after
noon and the men returned to work this
morning pending arbitration.
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MRS. LANcTRY ALARMED.
s4er HossSe Takes Fire, But NO Seyj-
GUS Harm Done.

NEW YORK, March 14-Mrs Lille Lang
try, the noted actress. was thrown into a
state of lively alarm by ere yesterday at
her residence. The fire is supposed TO have
originated from fue in the heating app2ra-
tus. No serious damage was done.
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Increase of Railroad Mems Wages.

PHILADELPHIA, March 14-The wages of
employees of the Philadelphia G. Reading
Railroad Company in this city will be in
creased from eight to fifteen per cent. The
increase begins to-day and will effect about
800 men exclusive of those at Port Richmond
and the freight and coal handlers at depots.
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He will be indicted at the May term of court
but will turn States evidence. Some of the
stolen goods were found at Portsmouth,
Dover and Great Falls Saturday Nearly all
the plunder has been recovered
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sPECIAI. NOTICES.
DR.. {. B. REED,
CIaIrVOyant and Botanic Physician
MEDICAL ROOMS
5s2 CONGRESS- ST., PORTLAND, ME-.

DIR. Reed treats all chronic diseases that flesh ,s
heir TO; al cases that are given up as incurabie
by the alopath.c and homeopathic physicians /
Will take tier case 70 treat and cure them. / find
about ionr-niths Of the cases given up 60 die can
oe cured, 1 Examination i at distance by letter,
one 2-cent stamp and S2.O0. Examination al the
Office 81, and consultation free
0mce ueur--0 "A. nm. 10 d an. ma. an1osntf
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the DO MlNlok.
~, ,osItion to Bell Telephone.

MONTREAL, Mar, 14,-Thos Wallace of
SM izins an nO61 6Dssatop SS to the Bell Telephone
Co. Local comnsnies will be formed in the
principal cities and towns in Canada.
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THE KILLED.

The following is revised list of those
Killed, or who have since died of their inju-
Conductor Myron Tilden, OF Dedham.
Alice Burnett, Of Rosllndale, aged 16 years.
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Killed by a Falling Tree.

EXETER. N. H, March 14.-Mark Wad-
leigh. while working in the woods last Satur-
day, was killed by a tree falling upon him.
r. a
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THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, March 10.
The indicattcns for Maine are fair wealth
er, colder in Eastern portion becoming
warming in Westesl. northerly winds.
Cauti0nary northwesterly signals continue
from Norfolk section to Passport.
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cAUcUSEs.


The Republicans Of North Yarmouth are re-
Qnested TO meet at the Town House on Saturday,
March ~, 1887, at O'Clock PM, for the purpose
Oh selectlng candidates for municipal officers.
Per order Town Committee.
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The Republicans of Westbrook are requested
70 meet at "Odd Fellows Hail." Saccarappa,
MARCH 10th 1887, at $3.50 p. NJ to nominate
candidates for town officers for the ensuing year.
Per order Republican Town Committee.
WestbroOk. March 18th. 1887.
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william johnson, Roslindale. violinist.

William johnson. ROslindale, yiolinist
Mrs. Harmisdas Cardinal, Roslndale.
Mr.. Clapp, OF Central Station, West Roxbury,
21 years old.
Miss Norris, West Roxbury.
Edward Il. Norris, Dedham, freight clerk OF the
Boston Providence railroad.
Edgar M. Snow, Spring street station, West
RoxbuTy.
tion.
Lizzie Vaudeville, Dedham,
Lizzie Walton, Dedham.
William s. Strong internal injuries: died after
removal to the City Hospital.
William 4. Durham badly crushed; died after
removal to City Hospital.
stephen I. Houghton, gas filter. Roslndale.
Harry Gay, clerk, Spring street, died after re-
moyal to the City Hospital
Miss nj. i. Odiorne, Dover. N. H., employed by
Salem, Wilder & Co., Summer street.
MISS Ida Adams, kttredge street.
Miss Lizzie III. Price of Dedham.
Miss arah Il. Ellis Of Medheld who was stay
ing with friends IN West Roxbury.
= An unknown woman about 80 years old at
Albert E. johnson, 40 years Of age, employed
by George II. Morrill, q Co., jewellers.
Peter Swaben Of Central Station, about As years
Emma P: Hin, 20 years OF age, worked for r.
ii. White & Co.
Miss Laura Price, West Roxbury.
Miss Rosabella Welch, 90 years old, West Rox.
bury.
Fatally Injured.
Joseph Metcalf, West Roxtury.
w. I. Bowman, engineer, Dedham.
Henry r. j. Earnson, possiby) west Rox-
bury.
Miss Alice Adams, Rosllndale.
Cyrus w. Hayes Roslindale.
Mary Murphy, Roslindale.
John Murphy, lpOSsiblyD Rosndale.
w. w. Smith, brakeman, West Roxbury.
webster Drake, conductor Dedham.
1t is impossible to obtain an absolute cor
rect account Of the numder injured, but it
will reach 100 or more. OF these at least %
are quite badly hurt, and the remainder re-
ceived only slight bruises
1t has been impossible up to this evening
to obtain correct and complete list of the
killed and wounded in the terrible wreck,
owing to the fact that Immediately after the
catastrophe occurred its victims were hastily
removed from the scene, and in such widely
diverse directions that it is extremely diff
cult to trace them all correctly. Some of the |
injured were at once conveyed to their |
homes. others were taken to hospitals, while |
others still found temporary shelter In resi- |
denees In the immediate neighbOrhood The |
majority OF the dead were brought to the |
City Hospital morgue, but others were taken |
to the depots of Roslindale, Forest Hills and |
Canterbury. Agents of the railway compa-
ny are now diligently at work endeavoring /
to complete the statistics of the calamity, |
and full list of the casualties will be fur /
nished at the earliest practicable moment. |
All day a large and efficient corps Of sur
geons has been at work attending the injured. |
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THE STATE.
KNOX COUNTY,


Mr.. X. G.. Kalloch, of Ashland. now 81
years old, writes the Bangor Whig enthus-
iastlcally about the bill introduced by Sena-
tor Frye appropriating. $25, 900 for the erec-
tion Of monument at Thomaston to Major
General Hesry Knox, He thinks the neg
lect Of such man is disgrace to the ma
tlon, as Gen. Knox was second in command
during the revolution and was held in high
esteem by all who knew him, Mr. Kalloch
says that old as he Is he would gladly travel
the 200 miles to Thomaston to see the monu-
ment dedicated there,
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The new mills of the Vanceboro Wooden
Ware Co. are going up fast and will soon be
ready for use. The frame Of the main mill
which is 30x100, is up. The slaters are AZ
work on the planer mill, which is 4Ox7O. and
the engine room, 3Sx3S, is framed. The
masons have been at work about week.
and a boiler built by the Penobscot River
Boiler Works, will soon be placed in posi-
tion. Two engines will furnish the motive
noWpr
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FROM NEW YORK.
Or. thccIynn Waits Further Saews
From Rome.

NEW YORK, March 14.-Dr. McGlynn has
abandoned his contemplated Southern trip.
The late appeal of Cardinal Gibbons in fay-
or Of the Knights Of Labor, together with
the favorable light in which his case has
been regarded at Rome, has induced Me-
Glynn to remain in New York and await
further developments.
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THE HOME STRETCH.
The Bill Fixing the Salary Of Port
lands Recorder Reported.
Cautious Legislators Fix the Age of
Consent at Thirteen.
Senator Allen Thinks Annual Sessions
Advisable.
Some important Bills on Banks and
Banking.
Tho Looney Bill in Sight of Port After
Much BuffetIng.
Especial to the Press.l

AUGUSTA, March IA.
From the judiciary committee today Mr..
Powers of Houlton reported the bill to fix
the salary of the Recorder of the Municipal
Court of Portland. The bill embodies the
provision foreshadowed in the PRESS last
week. TO expedite the course of the bill the
rules were suspended this afternoon, and it
was passed to be engrossed in both houses.
This is the bill in full:
An act to fix the salary of the Recorder Of the
Municipal Court for the city of Portland.
nicipal Court for the city of Portland shall be
seventeen hundred dollars, which shall be in full
for all services including clerk hire and 1t shall
be the duty of said Recorder to make and post all
copies of llbels and monitions in liquor cases.
Sec. 2--An acts and parts of acts inconsistent
with this act are hereby repealed.
Sec. Stills act shall take eject when ap-
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Belfast.

BELFAST, March 14.-Party issues were
ignored at the municipal election today. AL
bert c. Burgess, Tax Reducer, was chosen
Mayor by majority of one over Charles
Baker, the so-called Tax Payer The whole
Tax Reducer ticket prevailed in four out of
the five wards, excepting choice for alderman
in Ward 3